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Construction worker Silvia Cerrato (right) helps her coworker Jensy Areas on a construction site in Downtown Atlanta. 'We take breaks every half an hour to hydrate with water and electrolytes; no matter what weather we face, we need to do our jobs,' Cerrato said. Miguel Martinez / Miguel.martinezjimenez@ajc.com

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In metro Atlanta, days over 100 degrees to double by 2053, report says3h ago

Governor Brian P. Kemp, with First Lady Marty Kemp, takes questions from the media following a special economic development announcement on Wednesday, August 10, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis Compton@ajc.com

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Breaking: Kemp accuses Fulton DA’s office of playing politics as he fights subpoena

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August 17, 2022 Atlanta - Rudy Giuliani arrives to testify for the special grand jury at Fulton County Courthouse in Atlanta on Wednesday, August 17, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Updated: Giuliani, new target of Fulton probe, testifies before grand jury

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Black Hammer leader Augustus Claudius Romain Jr., 36, known as Gazi Kodzo, talks with his attorney Stacey Flynn after his hearing at the County Justice Center in Fayetteville Wednesday, August 17, 2022. Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Black Hammer leader’s lawyer disputes ‘street gang’ label

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Police officers and other officials stand outside the Ryder Trauma Center after a Miami-Dade police officer was shot Monday. (Alie Skowronski/Miami Herald/TNS)

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UPDATE: Florida cop dies after being shot by man who faced charges in Cobb, police say

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Atlanta ends longstanding Peoplestown housing, flooding dispute

Settlements approved to purchase the remaining three homes effectively end the complicated dispute that involved three different mayoral administrations

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Trump-backed candidates are winning elsewhere. Why not Georgia?

Georgia is one of the few states where Trump’s attempt to install loyalists in top offices — and oust perceived threats in the GOP ranks — was mostly rebuffed

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Aunt Fanny’s Cabin demolished, taking an unwelcomed part of Smyrna history

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Braves keep young star Michael Harris home with eight-year contract extension

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CDC director announces shake-up, citing COVID mistakes

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Kids-for-cash judges ordered to pay more than $200M

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Missing India soldier's body found on glacier after 38 years

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Judge reinstates North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban

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Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search

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Trump Org. CFO to plead guilty, testify against company

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Yankees place RHP Holmes on injured list with back soreness

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First Lady Rosalynn Carter, though a constant presence at her husband side, has blazed her own trail through her advocacy for causes such as mental health, refugee welfare, immunizations, voting rights, caregivers and housing, to name just a few. Here are photos from an amazing life that has taken her from Plains, Ga., through the governor's mansion and White House, and around the world. This portrait was taken in the White House in 1979. (Karl H. Schumacher / White House Photographer)

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Rosalynn Carter, wife of Jimmy, turns 95 on Thursday5h ago

Poll workers set up the Briarlake Baptist Church polling center in preparation for an election. STEVE SCHAEFER / SPECIAL TO THE AJC

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Atlanta business community recruits poll workers for Georgia election

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Then Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock bumps elbows with Stacey Abrams during a campaign rally with then U.S. President-elect Joe Biden at Pullman Yard on Dec. 15, 2020 in Atlanta. Abrams is running to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp and Sen. Warnock is running against former NFL star Herschel Walker. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images/TNS)

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The Jolt: Democrats poised to outspend Republicans heading into campaign’s final stretch

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Atlanta lawyer Drew Findling, nationally known for representing hip-hop superstars, has joined President Donald Trump's legal team and will defend him before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury. The eighth episode of the AJC's Breakdown podcast introduces Trump's new lawyers. (Alyssa Pointer / 2020 AJC photo)

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‘Breakdown’ Episode 8: Trump’s new legal team14h ago

FILE - Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, who was a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, on Nov. 19, 2020. Giuliani is scheduled to appear in an Atlanta courthouse on Aug. 17, 2022, to testify before a special grand jury in an investigation into possible illegal attempts to influence the 2020 election in Georgia. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Politically Georgia: Giuliani has a court date in Atlanta

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Deborah Wood sitting on a camping chair waits in lines to cast a ballot at the Shorty Howell Park Activity Building in Duluth, Georgia on the last day of early voting on Friday, Oct. 30, 2020. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)

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OPINION: Gift cards for voters, but not water in line. What’s wrong with this picture?

Former Cobb and Clayton County police Chief Mike Register has been tapped to become the new director of the GBI, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. File photo (REANN HUBER/REANN.HUBER@AJC.COM)

Governor taps former Cobb police chief to head GBI

Sidney Powell speaks on Nov. 19, 2020 during a press conference at the Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C. The controversial Powell has ties to Raleigh, North Carolina. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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Georgia election data copied under direction of Trump attorney

052422 Atlanta: Governor Brian Kemp reacts to cheering supporters as he take the stage to deliver his election night party speech at the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. “Curtis Compton / Curtis.Compton@ajc.com”

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The Jolt: Georgia lands college football title game after Music Midtown pulls out

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Atlanta ends longstanding Peoplestown housing, flooding dispute

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The Fulton County school board approved the property tax rate at an Aug. 11, 2022, board meeting.

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The building, known as Aunt Fanny’s Cabin, was a restaurant for nearly 50 years before closing in 1992. It has been criticized for presenting stereotypes of Black people.

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Clayton County Schools has rescheduled two weekend football games between rival teams because of safety concerns.

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Atlanta lawyer Drew Findling, nationally known for representing hip-hop superstars, has joined President Donald Trump's legal team and will defend him before the Fulton County special purpose grand jury. The eighth episode of the AJC's Breakdown podcast introduces Trump's new lawyers. (Alyssa Pointer / 2020 AJC photo)

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Fayetteville Police Investigator Diana Snider testified in Fayette County Magistrate Court Tuesday in a hearing involving charges against two members of the Black Hammer Party. Augustus Romain Jr., the leader of the group, observed the hearing remotely from the county jail. Romain is known in his online persona and in his affiliation with the group as Gazi Kodzo. (Chris Joyner/AJC)

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Feds investigating Black Hammer Party in wide-ranging criminal probe

In the past two and one-half years, nearly 200 Georgia Department of Corrections employees have been arrested on charges involving crimes at state prisons. File photo. JOHN SPINK/ JSPINK@AJC.COM

Georgia prison employees arrested for drug crimes, battery, sexual assault of inmates

Selena Holmes (left) reportedly paid GED instructor DaShawn Melvin (right) $1,000 each time he brought drugs into Pulaski State Prison.

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Disney+’s ‘She-Hulk’ blends the MCU with an ‘Ally McBeal’-style law show

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Historian Stephen Davis grew up in Atlanta and attended Margaret Mitchell Elementary School, where a portrait of Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O'Hara stared down at the children in the auditorium. Co-author of "The Atlanta Daily Intelligencer Covers the Civil War," he brought copies of the new book to the recent Civil War Relic Show at the Cobb Civic Center. (Steve Schaefer/steve.schaefer@ajc.com)

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Gridiron fans unite and cheer at metro Atlanta sports bars

Brittany Hoopes, an Atlanta native, and current Atlantan Jasmine Davis are still in the running on "Big Brother" with 11 survivors and 5 out. Winner gets $750,000. CBS

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Carlos Santana performs at the Many Rivers To Cross Music and Arts Festival in Fairburn, Georgia on Saturday, October 1, 2016. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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Santana’s latest album offers a ‘spiritual boost’

Braves outfielders from left; Michael Harris (23), Robbie Grossman (15), and Ronald Acuna (13) celebrate after defeating the New York Mets 5-0 in a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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With their core, Braves should be winning for a long time

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Malik Sumter (62), white team center, celebrate after a white team touchdown during the Georgia State University spring football game on Friday, April 16, 2021, at Center Parc Stadium in Atlanta. The white team defeated the blue team 23-17. CHRISTINA MATACOTTA FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION

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Georgia State’s veteran offensive line centered around Malik Sumter

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Former Falcons wide receiver Tyshaun James is shown during OTAs earlier this year in Flowery Branch. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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Falcons move on from two undrafted rookies

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The Athletics' Shea Langeliers, a former Braves prospect, walks back to the dugout after striking out during the seventh inning Tuesday night against the Rangers in Arlington, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

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Former Braves prospect Shea Langeliers makes major-league debut for Oakland

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Braves center fielder Michael Harris will make $5 million per year for 2023-24, $8 million per year for 2025-26, $9 million in 2027, $10 million per year in 2028-29 and $12 million in 2030. The deal will be worth $102 million over 10 years if the Braves exercise both options. (Jason Getz / Jason.Getz@ajc.com)

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‘Life moves fast’: Braves’ Michael Harris grateful to be home for a long time

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Georgia Tech defensive back Zamari Walton tackles Pittsburgh tight end Gavin Bartholomew last season in Atlanta. Secondary coach Travares Tillman is counting on better organization and communication this season. (Daniel Varnado/for the AJC)

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Georgia Tech secondary has less experience - but greater trust

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Hawks guard Trae Young (11) and center Clint Capela will try to return to the playoffs this season. The 2022-23 NBA schedule was released Wednesday. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

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Five things to know about the Hawks’ 2022-23 schedule

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Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts evades a tackle from Jets cornerback Bryce Hall in October at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. The teams are scheduled to play Monday night in an exhibition game. (Steve Luciano/AP)

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